Jeep GC SRT8 '06+ Grand Cherokee SRT8 discussion

thinking about switching to jeep srt8??

Old Aug 7, 2012 | 08:57 AM
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So I have a silverado with a couple of mods im thinking about getting rid of it an buying a srt8 jeep....what do yal think hows gas...speed...interior?
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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 09:05 AM
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Go for it, you rarely see them, they look good, run great.
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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 06:01 PM
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..... and get 10 mpg, but I love'em.
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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 08:44 AM
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See that's a big issue my silverado gets about 14mpg with allthe mods...has anyone ran theirs on the 1/4. Stock?
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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 10:05 AM
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+1 on the terrible mpg, friend has one. And when I have driven his, it's great for WOT runs, but it seems to lack the part throttle feel my Tahoe had (this was before the blower, cam and headers too). I think it was due to the loose stock converter.

For a daily, I wouldn't be happy with the gas mileage, but for a weekend truck, I would be all over it.
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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 10:46 AM
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I dont have a SRT8, just a Grand Cherokee Limited 5.7. Its the wifes, it runs good but sucks gas and we have had so many stupid problems with it. Never again will there be a Jeep in my driveway.
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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 05:59 PM
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The 5.7 Cherokee is a Jeep. The 6.1 Cherokee is a Mercedes. Not much common between the two other than some cosmetic.
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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 08:22 PM
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Well the SRT8 are sweet looking factory ready hotrods i like them but going into a car like that its hard to get good MPGs out of it in STOCK form but i still say go for it lol
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Old Aug 9, 2012 | 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by FrostKing
The 5.7 Cherokee is a Jeep. The 6.1 Cherokee is a Mercedes. Not much common between the two other than some cosmetic.
Huh?
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Old Aug 9, 2012 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by TX Tahoe Z71
Huh?
The new SRT-8 Jeep is the Mercedes ML series platform, the reason why it's so good. (Chrysler didn't build it) The older SRT-8 Jeeps were only half Mercedes drivetrain.
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